Institutional bodies

The Assembly, being the meeting of members, constitutes Accredia’s policy direction body.

The Directive Council is responsible for the management of Accredia.

• Massimo De Felice – President of Accredia
• Giuseppe Abbamonte – Ministry of Defense
• Simona Andreazza – Ania
• Leonello Attias – Iss
• Danilo Barduzzi – Casartigiani
• Antonio Bonati – Cnr
• Teresa Bossù – Fnovi
• Ermanno Coppola – Coldiretti
• Roberto Cuccioletta – Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests
• Angelo Favaron – Confapi
• Vito Claudio Fernicola – Inrim
• Paola Ferri – Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
• Luciano Gaiotti – Confcommercio Imprese per l’Italia
• Gian Frabrizio Ghiglia – Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A.
• Natalia Gil Lopez – Cna
• Massimo Guasconi – Unioncamere
• Chiara Maggi – Ispra
• Claudia Mancuso – Ministry of Labor and Social Policies
• Eros Mannino – Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Nicola Massaro – Ance
• Matteo Milanesi – Confcooperative
• Paolo Moscatti – Assotic
• Giuseppe Oliva – Enea
• Nausicaa Orlandi – Fncf
• Andrea Orlando – Confindustria
• Monica Palumbo – Gruppo Enel
• Bruno Panieri – Confartigianato Imprese
• Giordano Pascucci – Cia–Agricoltori Italiani
• Nicola Privato – Conforma
• Simona Quinzi – Confindustria Sit
• Mariarcangela Ramundo – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
• Ester Rotoli – Inail
• Donato Rotundo – Confagricoltura
• Stefania Serafini – Legacoop
• Angelo Spanò – Confesercenti
• Marco Spinetto – Uni
• Paolo Tazzioli – Cei
• Angelo Trapanà – Unoa
• Andrea Vanner – Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
• Paolo Vigo – Ministry of University and Research
• Armando Zambrano – Cni
• Ministry of Health

The Executive Committee has the task of studying the areas of competence of the Directive Council, preparing resolutions, and, in particular those related to administration and management.

• Massimo De Felice – President of Accredia
• Vito Claudio Fernicola – Vice President of Accredia
• Eros Mannino – Vice President of Accredia
• Angelo Spanò – Vice President of Accredia
• Massimo Guasconi – Unioncamere
• Matteo Milanesi – Confcooperative
• Donato Rotundo – Confagricoltura
• Angelo Trapanà – Unoa
• Armando Zambrano – Cni

The Board of Auditors effects accountancy controls, compliance with laws and the statute, adherence to the principles of just administration and all legal matters concerning the Board of Auditors of limited companies.

• Chiara Zantedeschi – President of the Board
• Giancarlo Muci – Standing Member
• Luca Mercaldo – Standing Member
• Stefano Manfroni – Substitute Member
• Giulio Ranocchiari – Substitute Member

The Committee of Accreditation operates in the field of accreditation, respecting principles of technical competence and following the modality functions as given under the general regulations as well as remaining in compliance with internal procedures. The Committee is divided into one Committee for Accreditation Activity and some Sector Accreditation Committees.

Committee for Accreditation Activity

• Daniela La Marra – President of the Committee
• Gino Bella – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Testing Laboratories
• Vincenzo Di Martino – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Agri-Food
• Bruno Santoro – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Construction Products
• Luciano Antonio Scarpino – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Regulated Activities
• Antonio Scipioni – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Certificationa and Inspection
• Michela Sega – President of the Sector Accreditation Committee Calibration Laboratories
• Massimiliano Benelli
• Rosa Draisci
• Alberto Galeotto
• Fabiola Leuzzi
• Fabrizio Monaco
• Armando Zingales

Sector Accreditation Committee Certification and Inspection

• Antonio Scipioni – President of the Committee
• Fabrizio Benedetti
• Paolo Dalmagioni
• Dario Esposito
• Cristiano Fiameni
• Stefano Mannacio
• Pier Paolo Momoli
• Carmine Reda
• Sergio Saporetti
• Antonella Angelosante Bruno – Expert
• Luciano Carrettoni – Expert
• Antonio Panvini – Expert
• Antonio Romeo – Expert
• Roberto Scano – Expert

Sector Accreditation Committee Agri-Food

• Vincenzo Di Martino – President of the Committee
• Domenico Bosco
• Giulia Milani
• Antonio Romeo
• Giovanni Rosati

Sector Accreditation Committee Testing Laboratories

• Gino Bella – President of the Committee
• Stefano Aquaro
• Massimo Nazzareno Bonfatti
• Elio Calabrese
• Mauro Di Ciommo
• Rosa Giordano
• Stefano Guarino
• Saverio Mannino
• Maria Rosaria Milana
• Domenico Monteleone
• Luca Palleschi
• Antonello Paparella
• Vittorio Sala
• Giovanni Vecchi
• Angelo Baggini – Expert
• Maria Chiara De Falco – Expert
• Marcello Pistilli – Expert
• Marco Pradella – Expert

Sector Accreditation Committee Calibration Laboratories

• Michela Sega – President of the Committee
• Cristina Cassiago
• Maria Valeria Pennisi
• Massimo Pinto
• Elena Bravo – Expert
• Giorgio Buonanno – Expert
• Marco Dell’Isola – Expert
• Mauro Di Ciommo – Expert

Sector Accreditation Committee Regulated Activities

• Luciano Antonio Scarpino – President of the Committee
• Abdul Ghani Ahmad
• Gino Bella
• Antonio Erario
• Loredana Le Rose
• Maria Valeria Pennisi
• Paolo Tattoli
• Grazia Maria Cacopardi – Expert
• Pierpaolo Gentile – Expert
• Benedetto Legittimo – Expert
• Maurizio Pertoso – Expert
• Laura Petrone – Expert
• Giorgio Pizzi – Expert
• Stefania Randisi – Expert

Sector Accreditation Committee Construction products

• Bruno Santoro – President of the Committee
• Gino Bella
• Barbara Ferracuti
• Fabio Alaimo Ponziani
• Luciano Antonio Scarpino

The function of the Steering and Guarantee Committee is to express the opinions and contributions of the Members; to express proposals by other subjects involved in accreditation activities and to formulate operative policies and to make sure that the accreditation body is functioning well.

• Barbara Gatto – President of the Committee

Public Administration and public research bodies

• Cng – Arcangelo Francesco Violo
• Cni – Lia Tozzi
• Cnpi – Stefano Cervi
• Cnr – Carlo Brondi
• Conaf – Mauro Uniformi
• Enea – Paolo Del Prete
• Fncf – Francesca Piccioli
• Fnob – Maria Grazia Micieli
• Fnovi – Gianluca Fortino
• Inail – Antonio Terracina
• Inrim – Paola Maria Tiberto
• Ispra – Bertrand Capra
• Iss – Lucilla Baldassarri
• Ministry of Labor and Social Policies – Diletta Barco
• Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests – Giacomo Mocciaro
• Ministry of Environment and Energy Security – Giorgia Zoccali
• Ministry of Internal Affairs – Michele Mazzaro
• Ministry of University and Research – Fabrizio Purchiaroni
• Ministry of Defense – Rocco Gioia
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy – Orietta Maizza
• Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Fabrizio Frezzini
• Unioncamere – Amedeo Del Principe

Organizations representing producers of goods and services and other operators

• Agidae
• Aises – Eros Pessina
• Anacam – Michele Mazzarda
• Ance – Francesca Ferrocci
• Ania – Micaela Cicolani
• Assocalzaturifici
• Atecap – Massimiliano Pescosolido
• Casartigiani – Michele De Sossi
• Cdo – Antonio Aprea
• Cia-Agricoltori Italiani – Martina Bernardi
• Cna – Barbara Gatto
• Colap – Alberino Battagliola
• Coldiretti – Claudia Albani
• Confagricoltura – Palma Esposito
• Confapi – Davide D’Onofrio
• Confartigianato Imprese – Andrea Stabile
• Confcommercio Imprese per l’Italia – Silvia Trivini
• Confcooperative – Milena Cannizzaro
• Confesercenti – Alessandro Tatafiore
• Confimi Industria – Sergio Ventricelli
• Confindustria – Elena Bruni
• Confindustria Sit – Paolo Barbagli
• Federbio – Paolo Carnemolla
• Federchimica – Giovanni Postorino
• Finco – Anna Danzi
• Legacoop – Carlo Parmigiani
• Oice – Diego Ceccherelli
• Sci – Martino Di Serio

Associations of accredited bodies

• Aioici – Mirko Corsini
• Aizs – Giovanni Pezzotti
• Ala – Giuseppe Sant’Unione
• Ascoteco – Roberto Satriano
• Assotic – Roberto Cusolito
• Conforma – Paolo Giuiuzza
• Federazione Cisq – Mario Romersi
• Union – Giorgia Feneri
• Unoa – Radu Solomon

National standardization bodies, consumer associations for protection from risks and protection of the environment; suppliers of public utility services and other interested parties

• Acu – Emilio Senesi
• Aias – Alessandro Foti
• Aicq – Demetrio Gilormo
• Angq – Gaetano Montebelli
• Apco – Anna Bortoluzzi
• Assoconsult – Filippo Pennati Salvadori
• Assoreca – Alessio Bonciani
• Cei – Ivano Visintainer
• Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. – Linda Cardinali
• Gruppo Enel – Giuseppe Macrì
• Uni – Elena Mocchio

The committee functions within the ambit of the Directive Council, ensuring coordination between Accredia and Public Administrations involved in Accredia’s activities and technical standardization bodies.

• Massimo De Felice – President of Accredia
• Vito Claudio Fernicola – Vice President of Accredia – Inrim
• Eros Mannino – Vice President of Accredia – Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Angelo Spanò – Vice President of Accredia – Confesercenti
• Barbara Gatto – President of the Steering and Guarantee Committee of Accredia – Cna
• Daniela La Marra – President of the Committee for Accreditation Activity of Accredia – MIMIT
• Giuseppe Abbamonte – Ministry of Defense
• Leonello Attias – Iss
• Antonio Bonati – Cnr
• Teresa Bossù – Fnovi
• Roberto Cuccioletta – Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests
• Paola Ferri – Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
• Massimo Guasconi – Unioncamere
• Chiara Maggi – Ispra
• Claudia Mancuso – Ministry of Labor and Social Policies
• Giuseppe Oliva – Enea
• Nausicaa Orlandi – Fncf
• Mariarcangela Ramundo – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
• Giuseppe Rossi – Uni
• Ester Rotoli – Inail
• Paolo Tazzioli – Cei
• Andrea Vanner – Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
• Paolo Vigo – Ministry of University and Research
• Armando Zambrano – Cni
• Ministero della Salute
• Paolo Moscatti – Assotic – Permanent invited
• Paolo Salza – Conforma – Permanent invited (resigned)
• Angelo Trapanà – Unoa – Permanent invited

The task of the Appeals Commission is to examine and deliberate on appeals that have been presented against deliberations taken regarding accreditation.

• Antonio Terracina – President of the Commission
• Amedeo Del Principe
• Maria Grazia Micieli
• Giacomo Mocciaro
• Giovanni Postorino
• Paola Maria Tiberto
• Mauro Uniformi
• Ivano Visintainer

The Board of Arbitrators examines and decides, with justified and irrevocable provisions, with regard to disputes which are submitted for its attention by Members or by Accredia’s President, concerning the interpretation and the application of the present Statute, which may occur among the Members and former Members of Accredia, as well as among Members and institutional bodies.

• Giuseppe Rossi – President of the Board
• Francesco Castrataro – Standing Member
• Gaetana Ferri – Standing Member
• Dino Bogazzi – Substitute Member
• Franco Mario Sottile – Substitute Member